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MAKE A SPLASH
We’re all hooked on Blue Planet II (a whopping 10.3 million tuned into the first episode), so there’s never been a better time to follow in Sir David Attenborough’s footsteps to Sri Lanka, regarded as one of the best places to see the largest animal on Earth.
The island’s southern coast attracts big numbers of blue whales – and Cantaloupe Hotels (dialling from the UK: 00 941 1722 1485/cantaloupehotels.com) has launched a new Big Blue Experience with excursions to see them. gilt-edged and pale blue featherweight paper, it comes complete with full-colour world map and plenty of space to document your adventures.
RED CARPET ARRIVAL
London’s hippest new hotel is set to open this month in the heart of the West End.
Victory House Hotel (0203 909 4000/victoryhouselondon.com), is a grand 86-room property with stylish black and white Art Deco interiors and portraits of 1950s film stars on the walls.
Best of all, it overlooks Leicester Square placing guests at the heart of the action when the red carpet is rolled out for glitzy movie premieres. Who knows which A-listers you’ll spot from the window.
TROOP THE COLOUR
Their discovery by a farmer in rural China in 1974 shocked the world and now it’s your chance to